While Congress weighs a potential stopgap that could keep the government running past Friday’s deadline, any missteps in this year’s shutdown fight could be costly. The ruling from Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith determined that federal workers who are required to show up during a shutdown are entitled to double pay if they miss a pay period during that time. The collective-action case involved 25,000 federal workers who sued for not being paid on time during the 2013 shutdown, which lasted 16 days. MCCONNELL EYES STOPGAP FUNDING MEASUREThe total impact of a potential shutdown is difficult to determine since each agency has its own contingency plan. The number of workers that could be affected in the current funding fight is relatively small.

Source: Fox News December 19, 2018 17:37 UTC